Lockheed schedules another job fair, hopes to fill at least 500 jobs

Max B. Baker, Star-Telegram , WFAA3:26 PM. CST November 20, 2017

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 21, 2017: A logo of Lockheed Martin is seen on a Lockheed Martin LM-100J displayed during the 52nd International Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget Airport on June 21, 2017, in Paris, France. (Photo: Yuriko Nakao, Custom)

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The next long line you may see in downtown Fort Worth may not be the one to see Santa Claus in Sundance Square, but those attending the next Lockheed Martin Aeronautics job fair.

On Dec. 5 the company will hold its fourth local hiring event at the Sheraton Downtown Fort Worth where it hopes to fill at least 500 assembly line jobs, said Ken Ross, a company spokesman. It will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

While walk-up candidates will be accepted, applicants are encouraged to review the position requirements at LockheedMartinJobs.com, Ross said. If a job seeker meets the necessary conditions for hiring, it is recommended that they pre-register for the event, giving them a specific time to check in for interviews.

Lockheed is looking for employees to work the F-35 assembly line as structural and electrical assemblers, aircraft and field service mechanics and painters to apply high-tech coatings to the stealth fighter.